Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location. Indiana sales tax is a flat 7% with no local add-on, but many counties levy a 1% or 2% food and beverage tax on restaurant sales that is filed with the state return. Employers also withhold county income tax by the employee’s county of residence.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 2 of 6: Register for tax
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Indiana Department of Revenue, through INBiz.
Sources and dates
Department of Revenue INTIME business guide and new and small business handbook; form BT-1; Indiana Code 6-2.5-8-1. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Yes. Register before the first sale and post the certificate at each location.
Indiana Department of Revenue, through INBiz.
Step 2 of 6, register for tax. The steps before it: set up the business.
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